Atacama Desert - Wikipedia
网页The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the north of Chile.
Atacama Desert | Location, Weather, & Facts | Britannica
网页4 天之前 — Atacama Desert, cool, arid region in northern Chile, 600 to 700 miles (1,000 to 1,100 km) long from north to south. Its limits are not exactly determined, but it lies mainly between the south bend of the Loa River and the mountains separating the Salado-Copiapó drainage basins.
A first-timer’s guide to Chile’s Atacama Desert - Lonely Planet
网页2022年1月5日 — Chile’s Atacama Desert may be the next best option with desiccated salt flats, inhospitable wildlands and vast lifeless landscapes that NASA uses to test instruments for outer space. One of the harshest places on earth, the Atacama may at first sound dull, empty or even devoid of water; it’s none of those things.
Exploring Chile's Atacama Desert - National Geographic
网页2017年1月4日 — The Atacama Desert is a conflicted prospect—unflinchingly flat in parts, yet fringed by the last, westernmost outriders of the Andes; a 49,000-square-mile (78,850 square kilometer) pocket that...
Atacama Desert Travel Guide - Leisure
网页2024年1月6日 — How to plan a trip Chile's Atacama Desert, including where to stay, what to do, and the best time to visit.
Chile’s Atacama Desert: Explore world’s driest desert - CNN
网页2019年3月26日 — Northern Chile’s Atacama Desert is the driest desert in the world. It’s also a traveler’s delight with rock canyons, snow-capped volcanoes, geysers and turquoise lakes.
What's So Special About the Atacama Desert? - Live Science
网页2019年2月12日 — Wedged between two mountain ranges along Chile's coast, the Atacama Desert is the oldest and driest desert in the world. It has also provided scientists with a wealth of research opportunities.
The Driest Place on Earth: Chile's Atacama Desert
网页2024年3月1日 — The Atacama Desert, situated in northern Chile, is not just any ordinary arid region. Spanning over 600 miles (965 km) along the Pacific Coast of South America, it is one of the most extreme landscapes on the planet.
Atacama | Chile, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica
网页Atacama, región, northern Chile. It is bounded on the east by Argentina and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Created as a province in 1843 and as a region in 1974, it includes Chañaral, Copiapó, and Huasco provincias and San Félix and San Ambrosio islands, which lie in the Pacific about 500 miles.
Everything You Need to Know About the Atacama Desert
网页2019年12月21日 — Tucked within the northern stretches of the world’s longest country—where the arid desert of Chile meets the windswept and rocky regions of Argentina and Bolivia—the Atacama Desert impresses as...